When students left their dorm rooms at Azusa Pacific University for Thanksgiving break, they probably didn’t expect a parolee would move in.

But Azusa police arrested Curtis Johnson on Monday evening after he spent four days in a vacant dorm room, Sgt. John Madaloni said.

A student who returned from break early called campus security after he noticed Johnson lingering near a dorm room, Azusa Pacific University public relations manager Allison Oster said.

Johnson “alluded to the notion that he was in the Azusa area looking for work,” Madaloni said. “He saw what appeared to be an empty dorm room. He went inside, confirmed it was empty and went to sleep.”

The student who lives in the room is disabled and uses a wheelchair. She came back to campus as police attempted to lure Johnson from her dorm room via a public-address system.

Johnson told police he ignored their instructions to leave the room because he felt “paranoid” and “scared,” Madaloni said.

Court documents indicate 30 criminal cases have been filed against Johnson in Los Angeles County Superior Court, which could have been a reason for his reluctance to surrender.

The most recent of those cases was a 2008 felony conviction for unlawful driving or taking a vehicle.

Johnson was sentenced to two years in prison for the offense, county District Attorney’s Office spokeswoman Shiara Davila-Morales said.

Johnson didn’t take anything from the dorm room during his stay, authorities said.

The dorm Johnson was staying in does not have a burglar alarm but is regularly patrolled by campus security, Oster said.

Johnson was arrested on suspicion of trespassing and on a parole violation, Madaloni said.

Police also booked Johnson for resisting arrest because he didn’t leave the building and comply with their requests, Madaloni said.